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$119 Find Cheap Flights from Washington Dulles Airport to Columbia

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Cheap Flights from Dulles Intl to Columbia (IAD-CAE)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Dulles Intl to Columbia that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Dulles Intl to Columbia

Thu, Nov 13 - Sun, Nov 16
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 10:10 amIAD-CAE
4h 10m1 stop
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7:50 pm - 12:16 amCAE-IAD
4h 26m1 stop
$219Delta
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Wed, Nov 12 - Wed, Nov 19
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 10:10 amIAD-CAE
4h 10m1 stop
Delta Logo
10:11 am - 5:04 pmCAE-IAD
6h 53m1 stop
$224Delta
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Thu, Nov 13 - Sun, Nov 16
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 10:10 amIAD-CAE
4h 10m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:37 am - 9:10 amCAE-IAD
3h 33m1 stop
$239Delta
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Sat, Mar 7 - Tue, Mar 10
United Airlines Logo
10:05 pm - 11:40 pmIAD-CAE
1h 35mnonstop
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2:40 pm - 4:15 pmCAE-IAD
1h 35mnonstop
$249United Airlines
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Thu, Nov 20 - Mon, Nov 24
United Airlines Logo
8:20 am - 9:59 amIAD-CAE
1h 39mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
10:34 am - 12:07 pmCAE-IAD
1h 33mnonstop
$250United Airlines
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Fri, Nov 14 - Sun, Nov 16
United Airlines Logo
8:20 am - 9:59 amIAD-CAE
1h 39mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
2:50 pm - 4:27 pmCAE-IAD
1h 37mnonstop
$259United Airlines
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Fri, Nov 21 - Fri, Nov 28
United Airlines Logo
8:20 am - 9:59 amIAD-CAE
1h 39mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
7:35 pm - 9:12 pmCAE-IAD
1h 37mnonstop
$268United Airlines
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Thu, Nov 20 - Mon, Nov 24
American Airlines Logo
6:44 am - 12:25 pmIAD-CAE
5h 41m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:13 pm - 11:07 pmCAE-IAD
4h 54m1 stop
$300American Airlines
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Wed, Dec 24 - Wed, Dec 31
American Airlines Logo
9:12 am - 3:39 pmIAD-CAE
6h 27m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:21 pm - 9:50 pmCAE-IAD
3h 29m1 stop
$366American Airlines
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Fri, Jan 30 - Sun, Feb 1
American Airlines Logo
7:01 am - 8:46 pmIAD-CAE
13h 45m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
7:10 pm - 11:12 pmCAE-IAD
4h 02m1 stop
$372American Airlines
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Everything you should know

Top airlines
Delta
Cheapest • from $219 (round-trip)
United Airlines
Best reviews • 7.4 score
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When to travel
December
Cheapest • 21% price drop
October
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Cheapest round-trip
$219
Overall average: $337
Delta
Thu 11/13Sun 11/16
IAD - CAE • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$219
Typical prices: $289-$574
United Airlines
Wed 11/12Sun 11/16
IAD - CAE • Non-stop
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Dulles Intl to Columbia flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Dulles Intl to Columbia to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Washington Dulles Airport to Columbia?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to Columbia clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Washington Dulles Airport to Columbia, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Washington Dulles Airport, you’ll find the best rates on Fridays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to Columbia?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to Columbia, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to Columbia is December, where tickets cost $273 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and September, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $542 and $422 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$119
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 56% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 8% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Dulles Intl to Columbia

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Dulles Intl to Columbia based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Washington Dulles Airport to Columbia flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to Columbia?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to Columbia was $119 for a one-way ticket and $219 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Washington Dulles Airport and Columbia?

    A passport is not required to fly from Washington Dulles Airport to Columbia.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Washington Dulles Airport to Columbia?

    American Airlines, and Delta offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Washington Dulles Airport to Columbia flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Washington Dulles Airport to Columbia?

    The Embraer ERJ-135 / ERJ-140 / ERJ-145 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Washington Dulles Airport to Columbia flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Washington Dulles Airport to Columbia?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Washington Dulles Airport and Columbia.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Washington Dulles Airport to Columbia?

    There are nonstop flights from Washington Dulles Airport to Columbia on a daily basis.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Washington Dulles Airport to Columbia?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Washington Dulles Airport to Columbia.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Washington Dulles Airport to Columbia?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Columbia from Washington Dulles Airport is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Washington Dulles Airport to Columbia?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Columbia with an airline and back to Washington Dulles Airport with another airline. Booking your flights between Washington Dulles Airport and CAE can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Washington Dulles Airport to Columbia?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Columbia from Washington Dulles Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to Columbia

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $228 or less one-way and $242 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Washington Dulles Airport to Columbia?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl to Columbia Metropolitan.
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Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl to Columbia Metropolitan

Monday

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

United Airlines

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Friday

United Airlines

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Saturday

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Sunday

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Direct returns

Columbia Metropolitan to Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Monday

United Airlines

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

United Airlines

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Thursday

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Friday

United Airlines

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Saturday

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Sunday

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Reviews of the top airline flying from Dulles Intl to Columbia

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Washington, D.C. to Columbia. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Dulles Intl to Columbia? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 8999 reviews
7.3Comfort
7.1Entertainment
8.1Crew
7.7Boarding
6.6Food
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During booking, I kept trying submitting my payment from the Mexican website and it didn't work. After I had the idea to change it to the Canadian website, it worked but I had to be charged the equivalent of 50 CAD more. I received the clear instruction that I would only be able to check-in at the airport and that it was impossible to select a seat 24 hours before departure, that I had to pay 144 CAD to do so, although not only was I able to check-in 24 hours before departure, but I could have selected my seats for free then. All in all, I almost threw $200 out the window due to misleading information. Besides, the app kept crashing, the information to get to the gate on the app was inaccurate, my gate was switched and I was only informed once in the air (luckily I had noticed the departure pannel), I was not addressed in my language beforehand and even if I tried I was immediately answered in English (which meant the crew understood but didn't want to answer accordingly), there was only one snack & beverage service on my medium haul flight and no beverage service on my short haul flight. To be fair, the planes were comfortable, the crew apart from the language issue was helpful, dynamic and engaging, the plane was clean and the directions were clear and direct. United has a lot of potential to be one of my favourite airlines, but the devil is in the details and a lot of them missed the target.

8.0 ExcellentMonsieur, Oct 2025IAD - EWR
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During booking, I kept trying submitting my payment from the Mexican website and it didn't work. After I had the idea to change it to the Canadian website, it worked but I had to be charged the equivalent of 50 CAD more. I received the clear instruction that I would only be able to check-in at the airport and that it was impossible to select a seat 24 hours before departure, that I had to pay 144 CAD to do so, although not only was I able to check-in 24 hours before departure, but I could have selected my seats for free then. All in all, I almost threw $200 out the window due to misleading information. Besides, the app kept crashing, the information to get to the gate on the app was inaccurate, my gate was switched and I was only informed once in the air (luckily I had noticed the departure pannel), I was not addressed in my language beforehand and even if I tried I was immediately answered in English (which meant the crew understood but didn't want to answer accordingly), there was only one snack & beverage service on my medium haul flight and no beverage service on my short haul flight. To be fair, the planes were comfortable, the crew apart from the language issue was helpful, dynamic and engaging, the plane was clean and the directions were clear and direct. United has a lot of potential to be one of my favourite airlines, but the devil is in the details and a lot of them missed the target.

Better WiFi. I cannot understand that in 2025, United is so behind on a technology that is now a necessity and still painfully unreliable, slow and keeps disconnecting.

Great service on board. Boarding a bit slow due to process. Food was pretty average.

Very small cramped plane for an international flight. Everything else was good, but it was maybe the smallest comfort-wise I've ever been on for longer than 3-4 hours and the trip was 7.5

Flight was delayed 3 hours. No food and drink vouchers was provided. They offered a mini pretzel bag and water .

Staff was rude. Didn’t give water for 2 hours. Worst service

Was on time until within 1 hour of flight-how does that happen? Staff very friendly.

I liked the choice of lemon ginger tea. I think stewardesses can be more considerate of older people needs.

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

I fly UAL 7-8 times per year. This flight was not up to snuff because it boarded very late "due to unexpected delays in restocking the plane" and yet Flight Aware showed the plane had landed some 10 hours earlier--so I think they could have planned accordingly. The FA's were nice but harried. The video system had to be rebooted 3-4 times. The food service was rather abrupt; they forgot my row and when I asked for my meal, they brought it with some impatience. Overall, the flight was fine, but the little details made it feel somewhat mundane and hurried.

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